Herbert Wilcox (1892-1977), Film director
Sitter in 9 portraits
Producer-director Hebert Wilcox began his career in film production with The Wonderful Story (1922) and Flames of Passion (1922), later founding Elstree studios in 1926. Wilcox discovered actress Anna Neagle and went on to direct all but two of her films, they married in 1943. Their collaborations included historical dramas Nell Gwyn (1934), Victoria the Great (1937) and its sequel Sixty Glorious Years (1938).
Anna Neagle and Herbert Wilcox on the set of 'The Queen's Affair'
by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 7 November 1933
NPG x135052
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1937
On display in Room 44, Bookshop Gallery at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x32925
by Bob Collins
vintage print, 1956
NPG x136346
Blackbird's Party at David Plunket Green's, Somewhere in Knightsbridge
by Anthony Wysard
gouache, 1927
NPG D311
Diners at Denham Studios Restaurant
by Anthony Wysard
watercolour and pencil, published 1937
NPG D312
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